Chapter 146: with translation of chapter title

Lei Wudi was completely speechless; how could someone with such a brain rise to this position? Could there be some expert behind him? In reality, he's just a fool, and a lecherous fool at that.

The Governor said so, so let's do it tomorrow; tomorrow is indeed a good day. Earlier I said three days only because I feared the Governor might be too busy, but since the Governor can manage, let's settle on that.

I don't know how many people the Governor will bring, nor how much betrothal gift; I need to have someone send back the situation so my Big Brother knows and can prepare the appropriate dowry.

Father-in-law, you're being so sincere; the betrothal gift certainly can't be small. Let's take Pingcheng as the gift; as for the people, we don't need many—I'm just going to fetch the bride, so bringing 500 will do.

Lei Wudi was speechless in an instant; he really couldn't figure it out—is Shen Tianxing truly foolish or pretending? Who uses a city as a betrothal gift?

Moreover, going to Wuzhou with only 500 people—Lei Wudi had planned to haggle when Shen Tianxing said he'd bring ten or twenty thousand, at most letting him bring one or two thousand; now it's only a quarter of that.

The Governor is indeed magnanimous; then let's do everything as the Governor said. I'll have someone send the word back.

Lei Wudi has never in his life had anything go as smoothly as today; if it weren't for his hostile relationship with Shen Tianxing, he'd genuinely want to thank Shen Tianxing for giving him face—without any effort, he's willing to obediently go to Wuzhou City to deliver himself to death.

Then trouble you, Second Uncle; if you need me to send someone, just pick anyone.

No need to trouble the Headquarters Chief; I have a few teams waiting not far outside the city—I'll have them return to deliver the message.

Second Uncle, please go; I'll wait for you to return, then we'll drink and talk until we're drunk.

Alright, we'll follow the Governor's orders; I'll take my leave first.

Lei Wudi left quickly, and Zhang Wenyuan couldn't help but ask:

My lord, this is clearly a scheme against you; why did you agree so easily? Going with only five hundred men is too dangerous.

Wenyuan, don't worry; we'll definitely bring 500 men, but 500 ordinary soldiers and 500 Hubaqi are worlds apart—not to mention you're coming with me. Then you'll lead the Hubaqi to help me break through.

Hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan also relaxed, smiling and nodding.

The Hubaqi are Fourth-Rank Warriors; if they coordinate well and charge together, even a force of tens of thousands might not be able to stop them.

Moreover, Zhang Wenyuan has full confidence in himself; even against thousands of troops, he can guarantee Shen Tianxing's safety with those 500 Hubaqi.

After an hour, Lei Wudi returned, informed Shen Tianxing of the situation, and the two indeed drank and ate meat together. They only stopped at dusk, mainly because they had to go fetch the bride tomorrow and shouldn't stay out too late.

Shen Tianxing naturally had no objection; he had someone take Lei Wudi to rest in a room, then went to Ru Yan's chamber.

Husband, you'll be bringing home a beauty again; let me accompany you tomorrow.

No need to say that; if you didn't go, how could I capture that flower-like female general? Men and women shouldn't be intimate, but with you there it's much easier, and I can be more ruthless.

Ru Yan gave Shen Tianxing a white look, yet still gently nodded.

That's naturally no problem; I won't hold back against those scheming against my husband, but you can rest assured—I won't maim or disfigure them, after all they'll still have to serve my husband.

You've considered everything thoroughly; since we've already agreed, let's not waste time—we need to get moving on having a child.

Upon hearing Shen Tianxing's words, Ru Yan's eyes instantly grew seductive; she flung her arms around him, and the two immediately began an unspeakable tale.

At dawn, Shen Tianxing and Ru Yan rose, not fully satisfied, after all there were proper matters to attend to.

Lei Wudi didn't sleep all night; he didn't know why, but tossing and turning he just couldn't sleep, feeling something was off—after all, the matter had gone too smoothly, without any trouble.

But precisely because it was too easy, Lei Wudi kept sensing something wrong, tossing and turning, unable to sleep no matter what.

This Shen Tianxing shouldn't be so foolish; if he weren't, how could he so readily believe my words? But if he were foolish, he shouldn't be like this either—I really can't figure him out.

Seeing that it was already daylight, Lei Wudi sat up, muttering to himself, wondering what to do; normally, today he should be going with Shen Tianxing back to Wuzhou to fetch the bride.

But he felt uneasy, always thinking Shen Tianxing couldn't possibly fall for the scheme so easily; the more he thought, the more anxious he became, so he hastily dressed, stepped out of the room, and just happened to see a group of people moving box after box of betrothal gifts.

One box accidentally fell, spilling out nothing but silver—this box alone held at least ten thousand taels of silver, making Lei Wudi's eyes blur.

His worried heart settled then; knowing Shen Tianxing truly had some scheme, he couldn't possibly be bringing silver for real, and yet there were box after box—dozens of them—amounting to tens of thousands of taels of silver!

The key is that not only did Lei Wudi see the box of silver that fell to the ground, but several other boxes were also opened and uncovered, all filled with gleaming silver.

At the same time, Lei Wudi felt a twinge of regret: Shen Tianxing, such an honest person, scheming to take his life is truly a shame; if he could really be Lei Ting's husband, that wouldn't be bad either—after all, he's too generous.

But this was originally Shen Tianxing's arrangement; only this could put Lei Wudi at ease. As for the silver, once the matter is settled, a casual wave will have the system take it all back—no trouble at all.

Relieved, Lei Wudi just saw a servant bring breakfast; he ate his fill, then found Shen Tianxing and followed him out—indeed they brought only 500 people, plus Zhang Wenyuan and a woman wearing a veil.

In Lei Wudi's view, this is nothing; even if those two are Ninth-Rank experts, it doesn't matter—Lei Ting's side has already prepared, with at least five Ninth-Rank experts to deal with Shen Tianxing.

Besides, there are plenty of Seventh- and Eighth-Rank experts, plus the Lei Family Army's elite troops; in any case, Lei Wudi doesn't believe Shen Tianxing will return alive.

They proceeded at a steady pace; by that afternoon they had entered Wuzhou's territory, and Lei Wudi's mood brightened considerably. The people he'd left behind hadn't noticed Shen Tianxing sending people, which shows the plan is half successful.

Wuzhou City is the largest city nearest Beizhou; Shen Tianxing's party arrived around evening, the city gates stood open. Lei Wufeng personally welcomed them with a beaming smile, truly as if seeing his own son-in-law arrive.

But Shen Tianxing could sense the killing intent filling the city; likely many civilians had been relocated, now the whole city was under arms, just waiting for him to step into this death trap.

Welcome, Governor; to have such an excellent son-in-law from you, I am truly blessed across three lifetimes.

Lei Wufeng stepped forward happily, clasped his hands toward Shen Tianxing to show respect; Shen Tianxing laughed as he dismounted from the Bolt Thunder, then returned the gesture.

I, the son-in-law, have met my father-in-law; to be able to marry your daughter is my fortune across three lifetimes.